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Narcotics dept officials face suspension for taking alcohol

Narcotics dept officials face suspension for taking alcohol

-- 2018-03-06 16:59:57

The Department of Narcotics Control in Khulna has suspended one of its sub-inspectors and a constable for consuming alcohol and creating chaos in drunken condition. The suspended cops were identified...

Four die in Kushtia road crash

Four die in Kushtia road crash

-- 2018-03-06 11:58:59

At least four people were killed, including two women, in a head-on collision between a bus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw near Laxmipur bus stand in Sadar upazila of Kushtia district on Tuesday. The...

Jessore road accident kills one

Jessore road accident kills one

-- 2018-03-05 15:33:53

A person was killed in a road accident in Pajia Bazar area under Keshabpur Upazila of Jessore on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Shafiqul Islam (30), son of Kobad Ali of Sagordattakathi...

School teacher dies in Magura road mishap

School teacher dies in Magura road mishap

-- 2018-03-05 11:58:30

A school teacher was killed in a road accident at Ketapur in Magura sadar upazila on Sunday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Abdus Samad Sheikh, 65, a teacher of Kachhundi School in the upaz...

Gazipur spinning mill catches fire

Gazipur spinning mill catches fire

-- 2018-03-05 10:24:16

A fire broke out at a spinning mill in BSCIC area of Konabari in Gazipur city early Monday. Akhterzuzzaman Liton, deputy director of Gazipur Fire Service, said the fire broke out on the ground floor...

Nilphamari road mishap leaves one dead

Nilphamari road mishap leaves one dead

-- 2018-03-04 15:04:07

A 32-year-old day labourer has been killed after a trolley truck hit him from the rear side at Daroani area in Nilphamari Sadar upazila on Sunday. The accident occurring around 12 pm left Milon Islam...

Bogra road accident kills one

Bogra road accident kills one

-- 2018-03-04 14:54:30

A motorbike rider was killed as a bus hit his bike in Phultala area under Shajahanpur upazila of Bogra on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Yasir Arafat Mukul (33), son of Yasin Ali, hai...

C’nawabganj mango growers eye bumper yield

C’nawabganj mango growers eye bumper yield

-- 2018-03-03 14:00:33

The mango growers of Chapainawabganj district, known as the capital of mango in Rajshahi, are expecting a high yield this season as mango trees are in full bloom due to favourable weather. 84 per cen...

Pregnant woman dies at KMCH

Pregnant woman dies at KMCH

-- 2018-03-03 11:55:51

A pregnant woman’s alleged death due to medical negligence sparked tension at Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) early Friday. Manwara Begum, 32, wife of Faruk Hossain, journalist of local...

Satkhira fire engulfs six shops

Satkhira fire engulfs six shops

-- 2018-03-03 11:12:48

At least six shops were gutted as a fire broke out in a shop at Pakapol intersection in Satkhira town on early Saturday. The fire originated from electric short circuit around 2:30am and soon engulfe...

Bus-microbus collision kills four in Cox’s Bazar

Bus-microbus collision kills four in Cox’s Bazar

-- 2018-03-03 11:07:07

Four people have died and six others suffered injuries after a Cox’s Bazar-bound bus of Shyamoli Paribahan collided with two microbuses at Harbang on Chittagong-Cox's Bazar highway in Chakaria u...

Mob beats ‘robber’ to death in Narshingdi

Mob beats ‘robber’ to death in Narshingdi

-- 2018-03-02 20:19:30

A suspected robber was beaten to death by a mob at Aganagar village in Raipura upazila of Narsingdi on Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Kamal Mia alias Pichhi Kamal, son of Jamal Hossai...

BGB members detain one with 10 gold bars

BGB members detain one with 10 gold bars

-- 2018-03-02 20:10:43

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a man and recovered 10 gold bars worth Taka 5 million from his possession in Benapole border area of Jessore on Friday. The arrested was identified a...

Fire at three salt factories in Chittagong

Fire at three salt factories in Chittagong

-- 2018-03-02 17:21:05

At least three salt factories were gutted in a fire that broke out at Sadarghat area in Chittagong on Friday morning. The fire originated at a salt factory caused by power disruption around 10:00am a...

Two die in Sirajganj road crash

Two die in Sirajganj road crash

-- 2018-03-02 12:02:13

Two people were killed and another was injured as a truck hit a second stationary truck on Banghabandhu Bridge West road in Konabari area of Kamarkhanda upazila early Friday. The deceased were identi...

Litchi, mango trees blossom abundantly in Rangpur div

Litchi, mango trees blossom abundantly in Rangpur div

Our Correspondent 2018-03-02 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Mar 01: Litchi growers of Rangpur division are in joyous mood as the blooming litchi trees across the region have assumed a captivating eye-catching look with huge flowers predicting a good...

Three more die in Sylhet stone quarry landslide

Three more die in Sylhet stone quarry landslide

-- 2018-03-01 14:13:26

Three workers have died in a landslide when they were illegally extracting stones from a quarry in Sylhet on Wednesday, police have said. Death toll reached eight in a week from landslides in stone q...

Bank official among two held for bribery

Bank official among two held for bribery

-- 2018-03-01 11:39:02

Members of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday arrested two people, including an official of Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB), for taking bribe from a loan customer at Begumganj upazila in N...

Worker dies in Sirajganj road mishap

Worker dies in Sirajganj road mishap

-- 2018-03-01 11:10:53

A worker was killed and four others were injured when a truck hit a trolley in Sirajganj sadar upazila on Wednesday. Mohammad Daud, officer-in-charge of Bangabandhu Bridge West Police Station, said t...

Sugarcane farming on the rise in Sylhet div

Sugarcane farming on the rise in Sylhet div

Our Correspondent 2018-03-01 01:18:33

Sugarcane farming is on the rise in Sylhet region although the crop was not popular in the division years ago. Some growers of Sunamganj and Habiganj districts have started farming the cash crop for p...

Gopalganj, Magura, Panchagarh growers eye bumper wheat output

Gopalganj, Magura, Panchagarh growers eye bumper wheat output

Our Correspondent 2018-03-01 01:17:41

Farmers of Mahespur union under Muksudpur upazila are excepting a bumper production of BARI wheat-28 variety this season. According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Gopalganj, offici...

Horticulture expo to begin in Khulna, Jhenidah, Jessore

Horticulture expo to begin in Khulna, Jhenidah, Jessore

-- 2018-02-28 18:57:04

A three-phase horticultural exposition will begin in Khulna, Jhenidah and Jessore districts from Thursday. Crosswalk Communications, will organise the fairs with the support of United States Agency f...

Ctg road crash leaves transport worker dead

Ctg road crash leaves transport worker dead

-- 2018-02-28 15:24:50

A transport worker has been killed and another person injured as a covered van overturned after ramming into a truck at Bhangapul in Mirsarai Upazila in Chittagong on early Wednesday. Inspector Rabiu...

DAE eyes bumper wheat production in Panchagarh

DAE eyes bumper wheat production in Panchagarh

-- 2018-02-28 14:27:51

The department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) is optimistic of getting a bumper yield of wheat in Panchagarh during the current season. Owing to the low production cost, farmers’ interest in wh...

Road crash kills youth in city

Road crash kills youth in city

-- 2018-02-28 13:12:03

An unidentified youth was killed in a road accident in Kollyanpur area under Darus Salam Police Station in the capital on early Wednesday. Quoting locals, Sub-Inspector Abu Sayed of the Police Statio...

Mill worker dies after getting caught in machine

Mill worker dies after getting caught in machine

-- 2018-02-28 12:25:48

A paper mill worker was killed in his factory when he was caught up in a machine at Roufabad under Bayazid Bostami Police Station of port city Chittagong on Wednesday morning. The deceased has been i...

Construction of Raniganj bridge over Kushiara  going on in Jagannathpur

Construction of Raniganj bridge over Kushiara going on in Jagannathpur

Our Correspondent 2018-02-28 00:35:23

The much talked about Raniganj bridge on the river Kushiara in Jagannathpur upazila of Sunamganj would bring a major shift in the locals communication. It would reduce three hours for travelling from...

Pabna bamboo craft artisans seek loan facility

Pabna bamboo craft artisans seek loan facility

Roving Correspondent 2018-02-28 00:34:29

A good number of people in Charmohor upazila under the district have been making bamboo items from the last three decades. Bamboo craft artisan Akmal Hossain said, "We do not have own land. We work i...

Prisoner escapes from Rajshahi court premises

Prisoner escapes from Rajshahi court premises

-- 2018-02-27 17:37:50

A prisoner under police custody escaped from Rajshahi court premises on Tuesday. The prisoner who escaped is identified as Ibrahim Marshal of Shoroil area of Boalia in the district. Officer-in-charg...

Chemical-free vegetable farming gains pace in Narsingdi

Chemical-free vegetable farming gains pace in Narsingdi

-- 2018-02-27 15:11:02

The cultivation of Chemical and pesticide free vegetables has gained an immense popularity among the farmers across the Narsingdi district. Owing to the high demand in the market and lucrative price,...